This fascinating book takes readers back into history and leads them through the life of Major Raphael J. Moses and his family. Mel Young has compiled both written and photographical material describing the Moses's lives. He focuses on Raphael Jacob Moses and the Jewish heritage of his family. An army officer, Georgia legislator, plantation owner, and prominent attorney, Moses led one of the most remarkable lives of the Civil War era.

Young interprets diaries, memoirs, letters, and military service records of the Moses family and brings to life the strength of the bonds of both Jewish tradition and the endurance of the Old South. The Last Order of the Lost Cause will spark discussion among students of American history, and anyone interested in the Civil War or the American Jewish tradition will be enriched and enlightened by this perceptive and personalized story.